Historic New England

Massachusetts - Revere

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 311138

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1025

Drawing of St. Anthony's Parish Buildings, Revere, Mass., undated

This perspective drawing in pencil depicts the buidlings comprising of the St. Anthony Parish in Revere, Mass. The largest building is the main church, with a large, bulls-eye window and an arched entryway. It also features a cross as a finial. A smaller building is to its side and looks like a ho...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 311140

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.1025.001

Floor Plan of Philip Johnson's House, 9 Ash St., Cambridge, Mass., undated

This is a copy of the floor plan of Philip Johnson's house on 9 Ash St., Cambridge, Mass.

Date: ca. 1942, undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 311145

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0350.003

Perspective Rendering of Philip Johnson's House, 9 Ash St., Cambridge, Mass., undated

This copy perspective rendering of Philip Johnson's house shows an interior and exterior view. Rooms within the home are visible. The house is surrounded by sidewalks with people walking on them; they are able to walk straight into the house, which features an open floorplan that is partially expo...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 311146

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0350.004

Clipping - A. H. Davenport Company advertisement

Clipping of an undated advertisement from a periodical for A. H. Davenport Company. Text of advertisements reads as follows: "Furniture designed and executed by A. H. Davenport Company / Designers and Makers of Furniture and Interior Finish / We call your attention to the removal of our New York Est...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311147

Ref. Code: CC011.003.001

Letter, Charles S. Stedman to Edwin Ford

Handwritten letter dated April 14, 1918 from Charles S. Stedman, president of the University Club (Albany, NY), to Edwin Ford thanking Ford for his work in designing and furnishing the Paul Babcock Munson Memorial Room at the University Club. The stationery bears the letterhead of the Club.

Date: 1918-04-14

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311148

Ref. Code: CC011.003.002

Letter, William G. Van Loon to Edwin Ford

Typewritten letter dated April 16, 1918 from William G. Van Loon to Edwin Ford conveying resolution of the Board of Directors of the University Club (Albany, NY) thanking Ford for his work in designing and furnishing the Paul Babcock Munson Memorial Room at the University Club. An arithmetic calcul...

Date: 1918-04-16

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311149

Ref. Code: CC011.003.003

Clipping - "The Massachusetts General" by Philip Little

Clipping from an unknown periodical of a poem "The Massachusetts General" by Philip Little. Handwritten notation on clipping reads: "To E. F. In Phillip's House with pneumonia Nov. 1919."

Date: 1919-11-00

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311150

Ref. Code: CC011.003.004

Resolution: University Club (Albany, NY) re: appreciation of work of Edwin Ford

Typewritten resolution dated April 13, 1918 signed by Charles S Stedman and Prentiss Carnell, president and secretary of the University Club (Albany, NY), expressing appreciation for Edwin Ford's work in designing and furnishing the Paul Babcock Munson Memorial Room at the University Club. The stati...

Date: 1918-04-13

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311151

Ref. Code: CC011.003.005

Scrapbook

Bound scrapbook with black leather binding and marbleized endpapers. Scrapbook contains 140 pages. Handwritten notations on first page read: "Edwin Ford / 37 Devon Road, / Chestnut Hill, Mass." and "Memorabilia of Professional Work / In whole or in part / 1896-1913." Remaining pages are filled with ...

Date: 1896-1913

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311152

Ref. Code: CC011.003.006

Trade Catalog -- J. Broermann & Cie.

Trade catalog titled "Les Bronzes Francais" issued by J. Broermann & Cie. of Paris, France. Bound catalog has olive green paper cover vith black spine. Title and "Paris" are printed on front cover. Catalog contains photomechanical prints of a wide variety of lighting fixtures including chandeliers, ...

Date: 1923

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311301

Ref. Code: CC011.005.001

Pencil Drawing -- Armchair for Mrs. W. Rockefeller

Untitled sketch rendered in pencil on trace of an armchair. Perspective view is shown. Upholstered chair has wide back with carved arched crest rail; carved foliate ornament at center of crest rail; high flaring sides with curved tops; arm supports with molded edges and carved foliate scrolls at top...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311307

Ref. Code: CC011.006.001

Printing Block - Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Factory

Metal printing plate affixed to rectangular wooden block. Plate depicts a birds-eye view of the Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. factory in East Cambridge, MA around 1925. Handwritten on reverse is "Irving & Casson 519."

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311465

Ref. Code: CC011.008.005

Console Table of Mahogany & Burl Maple with Inlay

Design drawing titled "Console Taple of Mahogany & Burl Maple with Inlay" rendered in pencil and watercolor on board. Perspectve view is shown. Federal-style console table has square overhanging top which is hinged in middle and is shown closed; serpentine edges and ovolo corners on top; serpentine ...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311627

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.003.003.010

Building material catalogue number 90, Webber Lumber and Supply Co., Fitchburg, Mass.

The business carries lumber, doors, hardware, windows, glass, mantels and other products for the home. An illustration of the factory is on the front cover.

Date: 1912

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311655

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.003

Masons' and contractors' supplies, catalogue no. 5, Waldo Brothers, 102 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

The business sells concrete, pipes, chimney components, tiles and tools for construction work.

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311660

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.004

"Dining Room in Blue and Gray"

Elevation titled "Dining Room in Blue and Gray" rendered in ink, watercolor and graphite on textured wove watercolor paper. Drawing depicts one wall of a dining room with two wide window seats below casement windows and flanking a broad fireplace. Fireplace has mantel with molded cornice and dentil ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311746

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.001.006

Room Model

Untitled model of room interior rendered in watercolor and graphite on two-ply board. Four sides fold up to create a three-dimensional room interior. Room has a parquet floor laid in a herringbone pattern, partially covered by a green, cream and rose Oriental carpet. Walls have pale gray marbleized ...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311747

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.001.007

Building materials and mill work, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Illinois

Doors, windows, glass and house plans are described in the catalog. An image of the factory is shown on the back cover.

Date: 1910

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311749

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.013

"Garden Wall of Stucco and Chinese Tiles"

Design drawing titled "Garden Wall of Stucco and Chinese Tiles" rendered in watercolor. Drawing depicts a portion of a garden with a stepped stucco wall behind a flower bed and grass lawn with trees in the background. Each section of the wall has eight aqua tiles with a Chinese-inspired interlaced m...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 311748

Ref. Code: CC011.001.001.001.001.008

Catalog of Johns-Manville building materials, Johns-Manville Corp., 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, New York

1 trade catalog, 35 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311751

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.005

1947 building supply catalogue, L.C. Andrew lumber and building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house and log cabin designs. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. Text at the top of the cover reads "L.C. Andrew's 1947 building values."

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311773

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.014

1950 building supply catalogue, L.C. Andrew lumber and building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house designs and floor plans. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. Text at the top of the cover reads "1950 building values."

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311785

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.015

1957 building supply catalogue, L.C. Andrew lumber and building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house designs and floor plans. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. Photographs of the factory and sales office are inside the front cover.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311788

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.016

1967 catalog, building materials, L.C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine

The catalog has house designs and floor plans. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware.

Date: 1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311794

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.017

Story of steel, written by Donald Wilhelm, United States Steel Corporation, Bureau of Safety, Sanitation and Welfare, 71 Broadway, New York, New York

The process of manufacturing steel is described in text and photographs. The change in plant working conditions and worker benefits is outlined. Safety awards are included in the end pages.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 311808

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.006

Home owners' catalogs, a guide to the selection of building materials, equipment and furnishings, F.W. Dodge Corporation, 119 West Fortieth Street, New York, New York

There are 20 catalogs from 16 companies in the item. Garage door openers, heating systems, lighting fixtures, plumbing and heating systems, glass, doors and gas ranges are among the products included.

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312027

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.007

Architectural drawing of A Facade by W. Thayer Barry, location unknown

This perspective drawing is a facade, or a section drawing. The facade of the building shows five large, rectangular windows with smaller, square windows on the top and bottom of the buildings. Each of the windows are paned. The drawing has many different textures: The top of the building and the ...

Date: 04-11-1954

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312012

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.031

Massachusetts - Dorchester

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312015

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0360

Plan for Rebuilding Granite Bridge Across Neponset River by Luther Briggs, Dorchester, Mass., July 1865

This detailed architectural plan for the rebuilding of the Neponset Bridge in Dorchester, Mass outlines the proposed scale and location of the granite bridge. It shows the location of the earth filling on either side of the bridge crossing the Neponset Channel, the flates and bridge piles, as well ...

Date: 7-1865

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 312016

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0360.001

Lithograph of Odd Fellows Hall, junction of Tremont and Berkeley Streets, and Warren Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1871

The chromolithograph from the Charles (Chas) H. Crosby & Company depicts Odd Fellows Hall, a very large rectangular fortress of a building, located at the junction of Tremont Street, Berkeley Street, and Warrren Avenue in Boston, MA. The building is flying the Massachusetts flag, and has a rooftop ...

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 312048

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3850.020

Pocket catalogue, windows and doors, Jackson and Newton Co., 105 Portland Street and 48-50 Merrimac Street, Boston, Mass.

The business carries windows, doors, stair railings, colonnades and medicine cabinets.

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312046

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.024

Catalogue M-66, Blumcraft of Pittsburgh, 460 Melwood Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 trade catalog, 169 pages : illustrations ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 312068

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.009

Massachusetts - Cambridge - Cambridgeport

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312059

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0235

Thurston, Hall & Co.'s Cracker Bakery, 48 & 50 Elm St., Cambridgeport, Mass.

This is a photograph of the Thurston, Hall & Co.'s Cracker Bakery, located at 48 & 50 Elm St., near Broadway, Cambridgeport, Mass. It is a front view of the buildings with two horse drawn carriages in front, hauling wagons with the Thurston, Hall name. The roads are dirt, and the trees are freshly...

Date: ca. 1871, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312072

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0235.001

Burley & Ware, Chair Manufactory, Baldwinville, Mass., undated

This photo captures many employees outside of the Burley & Ware Chair Manufactory. Some are looking out of windows, others are sitting on the roof, and some are standing outside the buildings. The manufactory is a wooden structure. In front of the buildings is a horse drawing a load of chairs, re...

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312086

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0190.0010.001

Photograph of an unidentified resort, ca. early 20th century

This photograph appears to be of an early 20th century resort. There are many people standing on the deck of the building, which is under construction. There is plenty of wood and other building materials in the forefront of the photo.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312100

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.TMP.006

Massachusetts - Boston

File

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312102

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010

House of Nathaniel Bowditch, Otis Place, Boston, Mass., 1823

This photo is of Nathaniel Bowditch's home in Otis Place, Boston, Mass. The home is partially covered by vines, and the photo is partially obscured by foilage from a blossoming tree. The house has many shuttered windows with a fence in front.

Date: 1823

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 312115

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.010.001

Business-related materials

Business-related materials consist of documents related to running an inn, including correspondence, personnel policies, brochures and advertisements, and rate schedules; also included are documents and ephemera related to running a restaurant, including general guest information, menus, and order s...

Date: 1917-1976, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312292

Ref. Code: CC012.01

Unpublished and published rate schedules

File part

Date: 1929-1974, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312295

Ref. Code: CC012.01.01

Personnel policies

File part

Date: 1970, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312311

Ref. Code: CC012.01.02

Correspondence

Sub-series

Date: 1938-1974

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312313

Ref. Code: CC012.01.03

Advertisements, brochures

File part

Date: 1933-1973

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312314

Ref. Code: CC012.01.04

Restaurant-related materials

File part

Date: 1917-1975, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312315

Ref. Code: CC012.01.05

Property-related documents

File part

Date: 1947-1966

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312316

Ref. Code: CC012.01.06

Property-related aerial photos

File part

Date: undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312317

Ref. Code: CC012.01.07

Miscellaneous documents and office supplies

File part

Date: 1976, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312319

Ref. Code: CC012.01.08

Misc. documents unrelated to the Northfield Inn

File part

Date: 1927-1941, undated

Collection: Northfield Inn collection, East Northfield, Massachusetts

GUSN: 312326

Ref. Code: CC012.01.09

Weld Estate garden, Dedham, Mass.

This print was probably made in the 1940s from a Mary H. Northend negative. This image and the others in this series may have been used in Northend's article, "Gardens of the Late General Weld," in GARDEN MAGAZINE, May 1920, p. 186.

Date: 1940s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 313999

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0750.0200.002

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